Politics

Mr Shapiro is one of the country's most popular governors seen as a possible White House contender in 2028

Senator John Fetterman and Gov Josh Shapiro do not get along

Mr Shapiro said John will decide if he is going to run for re-election

Jury awarded $38 million to David Meehan

David Meehan testified about hundreds of assaults in 1990s at Youth Development Center in Manchester

Award was reduced to $475000 under state cap on damages

If they do this right and fix it it’s a short-term emergency not a permanent budget line

State Supreme Court is weighing cap’s constitutionality

Money grab is governor removing funds from settlement fund

Victims may now face protracted legal battle

They had agreed not to pursue cases individually in court

Chuck Miles rejected state’s claim of money grab by lawyers

Legislature did the right thing

Chuck Miles said he was abused in youth homes beginning in fifth grade

State was trying to deflect attention from its own maneuvering to spend less

Governor’s office referred questions about changes to attorney general’s office

Many victims were paid over multiple years under previous agreement

Payments to lawyers totaled more than $72 million

Lawyers were paid all at once

State chose to politicize a process that was working